Noob on the site here, just my 2c worth. I haven't ridden competitively in over 30 years - not that I was any good back then - but it seems as if many people have become "soft". Back then it wasn't a good race unless you fell/crashed a few times 😁. And we did all of this on rigid mountain bikes. Only the best/richest even had suspension forks. Heck we even used our unsuspensioned bikes in the downhill races.
